Cracked Archive - Weird World
6 Horrifying Disasters Conveniently Edited Out Of History
Your history books have a nasty habit of forgetting to include history.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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181 6 Dark Places Tastelessly Turned Into Tourist Traps
For your next get-away, consider one of the following locations, where the very word "vacation" conveys a sinister irony...
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- By Kelly Stone
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5 Suspicious Details Of Famous Crimes No One Can Explain
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- By Robin Warder
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5 Real Drug-Smuggling Schemes (That Went Hilariously Wrong)
A little common sense really goes a long way.
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- By Carolyn Burke
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5 Icons Who Believed The Exact Opposite Of What You'd Guess
It's amazing how many contradictory ideas can float around inside a single person's brain.
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- By Pat Holland, Mordecai Jones, Adam Pilarski
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5 Surprisingly Clever Design Choices You Never Noticed
These features deserve to be brought out into the remarkably well-placed light.
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- By Federico Cruz
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The 6 Most Horrifying Abilities Animals Are Evolving
If we've said it once, we've said it a million times: Mother Nature is the enemy, and she wants nothing more than to destroy us.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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7 Surprising Ways Democracy Is Totally Different Overseas
When it comes to political traditions we take for granted, not only do other countries do things differently, they sometimes do our democratic values quite a lot better.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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5 Child Prodigies Who Make Your Life Look Like A Sad Joke
Some will call these little overachievers 'inspirational,' but let's be honest -- they just remind us of how much we've wasted our own lives.
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- By Lisa Olsen
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Why Dumb-Ass Conspiracy Theories Are An American Tradition
As tempted as you might be to shake your fists at the sky at how we've allowed conspiracy theories to get legitimate traction within our electoral system, you might be reassured to know that this sort of thing isn't new.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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5 Well-Meaning Tributes That Went Shockingly Wrong
It turns out your legacy is only as good as the folks paying tribute to it.
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- By Jeff Silvers
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5 Deeply Evil Corporations That Transcend Everyday Badness
Sometimes, major corporations pull off evil so epic that we must never forget it. We should build statues of it in the desert, to warn future generations.
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- By Chelsea Burns
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5 Real Places Whose Economies Are Based On Insanity
Sometimes industry can influence the local culture in very unpredictable ways.
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- By Kathy Benjamin
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5 Secret Theme Park Hacks You're Going To Want To Try
If you are currently at a theme park with a child, please refrain from telling them the truth about Disneyland's Morlock tunnels.
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- By Joe Garcia Jr
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6 Massive Catastrophes You Didn’t Know Happen All The Time
Zika and shootings and terrorism are frightening, sure. But there are even worse types of catastrophes happening every day that no one talks about.
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- By Zachary Frey
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